Gleiss Lutz' procurement team is a recognised market leader, particularly in the healthcare sector, and advises a client base comprised of statutory health insurance companies, clinics and pharmaceutical companies as well as IT service providers. The practice negotiates master and cooperation agreements, assists with the design of tenders and further represents contractors and lenders in review proceedings; here, the practice particularly focuses on digitalisation and modernisation projects, for example in connection with electronic patient files. Andreas Neun has extensive experience in procurement in the healthcare sector, but is also increasingly visible in the energy sector, while counsel Christiane Freytag advises on procurement compliance issues. ESG expert Marc Ruttloff leads the team.
Testimonials
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'The firm has excellently worked out legal principles in the recently regulated area of arbitration proceedings in health insurance negotiations. In addition, the firm has consistently developed an overall strategy and pursued it appropriately to the situation.'
'Flexibility in terms of content and time, absolutely quick responses and speed of reaction.'
Key clients
- Rentschler Biopharma SE
- AOK-Bundesverband
Work highlights
- Advice to the AOK federal association ion the electronic patient file (frontend, backend and operation) and on issues related to telematics infrastructure in German health law as well as support in the tendering and negotiation of essential contracts.
- Advising kubus IT GbR on the comprehensive outsourcing of data center services of an IT service provider for several statutory health insurance companies, including commissioning various cloud models.